The Halal Guys
The total investment to open a The Halal Guys franchise ranges from $269,440 to $1.5M. The initial franchise fee is $45,000. Ongoing royalties are 6% plus a 3.5% advertising fee.
What is the The Halal Guys franchise?
The Halal Guys is a quick service restaurant serving halal food to its customers. The estimated total initial investment is $269,440 to $1,486,200, and the initial franchise fee is $45,000.
The royalty is 6 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 3.5 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years. The cost and fee figures are from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in ARLINGTON, TX.
Loan Activity Score
57/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
15
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, The Halal Guys has 24 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 15 lenders made 24 loans to franchisees of The Halal Guys. PeerSense calculates The Halal Guys's score as 57 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document.
Franchising since 1990 · 24 locations
$269,440 to $1.5M
$45,000
24
24 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for The Halal Guys
24
Total SBA loans
$724K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for The Halal Guys
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
24
Total Volume
$17.4M
Active Lenders
15
4 selective
States
8
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for The Halal Guys based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
24 loans
Across 15 lenders
Lender Diversity
15 lenders
Avg 1.6 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$269,440 to $1,486,200 total
The Halal Guys: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2017
6 approvals. The best year on record for The Halal Guys.
Top SBA State
Texas
8 SBA financed The Halal Guys locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$724K
Median $527K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own The Halal Guys unit.
Lender Concentration
41.7%
Concentrated
Share of The Halal Guys approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
The Halal Guys's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2017 (6 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 29% of cumulative volume ($8.9M approved). Operator density is highest in Texas with 8 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $724K, with the median at $527K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 41.7% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$2,789
Principal & Interest only
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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